Nicki Minaj wins sampling fair use case

Californian district judge finds the SuperBass rapper did not intend to commercialise at-issue song; judge says averdict against defendant would ‘limit creativity and stifle innovation’

Ben Wodecki

Rapper Nicki Minaj has successfully fought off infringementclaims from Tracy Chapman, after a California district judge ruled that her2018 song Sorry did not infringe the latter’s Baby Can I Hold Youdespite using unauthorised samples